To be perfectly candid, I don’t often taste white Châteauneuf-du-Pape that really seems to be worth asking...
Lange Estate Winery And Vineyards, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2018
I hadn’t tasted new releases from this winery for quite some time before a recent reintroduction, and am delighted...
Lange Estate Winery And Vineyards, Dundee Hills (Willamette Valley, Oregon) Pinot Noir 2018
I visited this vineyard years ago, and can still picture it in my mind, but that recollection can now be eclipsed by the...
Famille Perrin, Côtes du Rhône (Rhône Valley, France) 2019
The “Nature” line of wines — both white and red, made from organic grapes — from the Perrin family have...
Famille Perrin, Vinsobres (Rhône Valley, France) 2018
Vinsobres is a village withing the southern Rhône that has (deservedly) worked its way up the food chain to become an...
Famille Perrin, Côtes du Rhône Villages (Rhône Valley, France) 2018
For more than a generation, stretching all the way back to the late 1980s, the go-to wine for very good Côtes du...
Estancia Uspallata, Mendoza (Argentina) Malbec 2017
This striking Malbec reflects the talents of winemaker Alejandro Sejanovich, who runs this project along with Jeff...
Estancia Uspallata, Mendoza (Argentina) Pinot Noir 2016
This is definitely among the most surprising handful of wines that I tasted during 2020. For starters, Mendoza is...
Cap Maritime, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (Walker Bay, South Africa) Pinot Noir 2018
This is wonderfully delicate, nuanced Pinot Noir that shows exceptional winemaking skill as well as this cool climate...
Cap Maritime, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (Walker Bay, South Africa) Chardonnay 2018
Every bit as good as the exceptional Pinot from Cap Maritime in the same 2018 vintage, this is priced at the same level...
Hamilton Russell Oregon, Ribbon Ridge (Willamette Valley, Oregon) Pinot Noir 2018
I have loved Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from South Africa for years (and in print), so naturally I was...
Hamilton Russell Oregon, Eola – Amity Hills (Willamette Valley, Oregon) Pinot Noir 2018
Wine aficionados can easily name lots of northern hemisphere producers who have started enterprises below the equator, but...